What Percentage of Body Weight Have You Lost?

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Well I officially hit my goal today... -17%, weight 165.x, BMI 24.5. It took 25 weeks, with the first 12 on 2.0 mg reta and the remainder on 3.0 mg.

But I still have a pot belly/spare tire. I still feel kinda fat, honestly.

So I guess I keep going? I think you cannot target exercise to reduce fat in a specific area, right? What do you do in this situation?
 
Morbius said:
Well I officially hit my goal today... -17%, weight 165.x, BMI 24.5. It took 25 weeks, with the first 12 on 2.0 mg reta and the remainder on 3.0 mg.

But I still have a pot belly/spare tire. I still feel kinda fat, honestly.

So I guess I keep going? I think you cannot target exercise to reduce fat in a specific area, right? What do you do in this situation?
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Congrats AND........... you could attempt to ascertain if the pot belly is visceral fat. Mine certainly was - - was - - A dexa scan (pretty inexpensive) can greatly inform you. I went from a 46" waist to 40" waist (pot belly reduction - little fat elsewhere) between June and now stacking Tesa and Tirz. and a super healthy diet and a lot of strength and cardio work. YMMV
 
Zydeceltico said:
you could attempt to ascertain if the pot belly is visceral fat
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I had not considered that idea, thanks... I'll see what I can find!
 
flsailfish22 said:
Almost to month 3 on reta and I'm down 13.7%. Weighted 255 when I started in November. I didn't start using reta until February. I microdose 3 times a week for a total of 3mg weekly.
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How do you feel microdosing or multi dosing works relative to once weekly? Notice better results? I’ve been feeling like day 4 or so I feel noticeably hungrier and only on week 2.5 of 2mg
 
Morbius said:
Well I officially hit my goal today... -17%, weight 165.x, BMI 24.5. It took 25 weeks, with the first 12 on 2.0 mg reta and the remainder on 3.0 mg.

But I still have a pot belly/spare tire. I still feel kinda fat, honestly.

So I guess I keep going? I think you cannot target exercise to reduce fat in a specific area, right? What do you do in this situation?
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Congratulations!
 
Morbius said:
I had not considered that idea, thanks... I'll see what I can find!
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If it's below the skin and you can squish and pull it; that is subq fat. Visceral is deep under, surrounding your organs. You can't feel it with your fingers, but since it adds volume it pushes the belly out.
 
Morbius said:
Well I officially hit my goal today... -17%, weight 165.x, BMI 24.5. It took 25 weeks, with the first 12 on 2.0 mg reta and the remainder on 3.0 mg.

But I still have a pot belly/spare tire. I still feel kinda fat, honestly.

So I guess I keep going? I think you cannot target exercise to reduce fat in a specific area, right? What do you do in this situation?
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Congrats on the weight loss. I’m finding my belly is the last to go. Im just keeping going and sticking to calories and hoping it’ll eventually go.
 
35% (273 -> 177) in 12 months. 15 mg tirz. At 5’11”, the government’s BMI chart now shows me out of the “overweight” range for the first time in 40 years. That was always my goal - just not sure I ever believed it could happen!

(Yes, I know the BMI standard is inherently flawed, but still….)
 
latviantower said:
35% (273 -> 177) in 12 months. 15 mg tirz. At 5’11”, the government’s BMI chart now shows me out of the “overweight” range for the first time in 40 years. That was always my goal - just not sure I ever believed it could happen!

(Yes, I know the BMI standard is inherently flawed, but still….)
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Congrats!!
 
25% fat loss since March. 210 > 159. Started on Tirz for a couple of months and then switched to Reta. Now my husband can't keep his hands off me. 🤣
 
yeeeee333 said:
How do you feel microdosing or multi dosing works relative to once weekly? Notice better results? I’ve been feeling like day 4 or so I feel noticeably hungrier and only on week 2.5 of 2mg
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This is what I do, and it works well. No side effects and its stable. Others have said it didnt work as well for them. I keep checking a GLP plotter that's online, and it shows large distinct peaks and valleys on the once a week dosage schedule, and a higher over all shape with much smaller peaks and valleys for the more frequent dosing, even at lower doses, since they build up.

How your body reacts though is the question.

I have lost 10+% of body weight since May, staying at low doses..Others following higher doses have lost much more. That is on track with studies.. But at my age, I want to keep as much muscle and bone as I can, so I am intentionally going slow.
 
I got a DEXA scan today! I checked Groupon last night, and found one near me for $67 with immediate openings.

Overall it was much more interesting and valuable than I had anticipated. The guy who went through the results seemed very knowledgeable, and my finely tuned BS and woo-woo detector did not go off. No one tried to sell me supplements or more scans.

Even though I "hit my goal" by breaking into the normal BMI range -- which I always knew was naive and probably not the end -- I am still 33% body fat!! My Tanita scale thinks I am half of that. I knew it was likely to be wrong, but wow. (It varies a lot day to day too so I don't know that it is even useful for tracking changes .)

The counselor explained the visceral fat results to me. Despite my "healthy" BMI I am in a higher risk bracket based on visceral fat surface area. He suggested a next target weight that might get my VAT down into the statistically safer range. That is exactly the kind of guidance that I was hoping to get.

My lean muscle distribution (ALMI score) is also somewhat below where it should be. This was basically a quantitative confirmation that yes, I am not eating enough protein, and no, I am not exercising enough. I knew this, but now I have a number.

If you do not know how to interpret all the numbers yourself, the quality of the counsel you get is a big part of the value in the scan. I was lucky to find a good clinic.

If you like knowing things and not guessing at things, I would encourage anyone to get a scan when they hit an important milestone. It could really help you make plans.

Now, which peptides reduce visceral fat...
 
Tesamorelin (“Tesa”), brand name Egrifta, prescribed for HIV patients with abnormally high VAT. Recommended protocol 4 mg daily, 5 days on, 2 off, total run of 26 weeks. Requires 5 kits (10 mg vials) to run that routine.
 
latviantower said:
Tesamorelin (“Tesa”), brand name Egrifta, prescribed for HIV patients with abnormally high VAT. Recommended protocol 4 mg daily, 5 days on, 2 off, total run of 26 weeks. Requires 5 kits (10 mg vials) to run that routine.
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yep - Tesamorelin - although 2mg (instead of 4) 5 on and 5 off has worked wonders for RS's VAT. YMMV
 
GLP1Pharmacist said:
Keeping it off after stopping on need on going use?
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Good question. The people in the study put the fat back on, but they have a disease that effects fat distribution, so hardly typical.

I have not seen any good evidence on what happens with normal people, let alone normal people on GLP1s.

But I can say that i have the body of 30 years ago from 3 months of GLP1s and Tesa.
 
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